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🧵on 'NYT rift'
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A NYT article on sexual abuse against Palestinians -accurate but barely scratching the surface- is triggering hysteria in the Israeli govt not bcs of the facts, but bcs of the audience.
Apartheid Israel fears NYT readers will finally see and no longer ignore.
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A NYT article on sexual abuse against Palestinians -accurate but barely scratching the surface- is triggering hysteria in the Israeli govt not bcs of the facts, but bcs of the audience.
Apartheid Israel fears NYT readers will finally see and no longer ignore.
2/ Israel's abuses against Palestinians did not begin on October 7. Sexual violence against Palestinians has been documented since the very foundation of the Israeli state, but this is nothing the NYT spoke about – so far.
3/ Below are just some of the many reports and investigations documenting sexual violence specifically in the context of Israel’s unlawful detention of Palestinians; and these cover only abuses documented since October 2023. The reality is far older.
Two questions I get all the time:
"What educational AI tools would you recommend for my kid?" "What adaptive apps does Alpha use?"
Many of the apps we've built ourselves aren't publicly accessible yet. Here are ten third-party ones I do recommend.
"What educational AI tools would you recommend for my kid?" "What adaptive apps does Alpha use?"
Many of the apps we've built ourselves aren't publicly accessible yet. Here are ten third-party ones I do recommend.
1. Math Academy @_MathAcademy_
Math Academy is an automated, adaptive math platform that covers grades four through college. It finds gaps, fills them, and gets kids to mastery with (by our team's estimate) about 20% fewer hours than a traditional classroom.
This is one of our favorite apps, as well as our students’ favorites.
One of our Alpha grads is a math major at Stanford. Last fall, she was placed in a math class with a professor who was famously bad (with a thick accent that was difficult to understand, as well). So she spent the quarter using Math Academy, working through the material on her own, and finished with the highest grade in the class.
Math Academy is an automated, adaptive math platform that covers grades four through college. It finds gaps, fills them, and gets kids to mastery with (by our team's estimate) about 20% fewer hours than a traditional classroom.
This is one of our favorite apps, as well as our students’ favorites.
One of our Alpha grads is a math major at Stanford. Last fall, she was placed in a math class with a professor who was famously bad (with a thick accent that was difficult to understand, as well). So she spent the quarter using Math Academy, working through the material on her own, and finished with the highest grade in the class.
2. Teach Tales
Our reading philosophy at Alpha is simple: kids learn to love reading by reading what they love.
Sure, it’s important for kids to be exposed to classic literature. But being forced to read highbrow literature as a young teen is often the very thing that makes kids hate reading in the first place. Many of them never bother picking up a novel again.
So, we built Teach Tales to solve this problem.
Teach Tales is an AI-powered story-building platform that turns your kid into the author of their own custom adventures.
teachtales.com
Our reading philosophy at Alpha is simple: kids learn to love reading by reading what they love.
Sure, it’s important for kids to be exposed to classic literature. But being forced to read highbrow literature as a young teen is often the very thing that makes kids hate reading in the first place. Many of them never bother picking up a novel again.
So, we built Teach Tales to solve this problem.
Teach Tales is an AI-powered story-building platform that turns your kid into the author of their own custom adventures.
teachtales.com
Frank Sinatra did what now in 1948 ? 
" Frank Sinatra was a strong supporter and activist for Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. According to Tom Santopietro, Sinatra was a "lifelong sympathizer with Jewish causes""..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sin…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sin…
In 1944 Sinatra insisted on a Jewish friend, Manie Sacks , serving as godfather at his son's baptism over the vociferous protests of the priest "..
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Telecom & space defense just shifted. T-Mobile USA pooling spectrum with AT&T & Verizon for AST is a massive geopolitical pivot
It is at its core about national security.
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It is at its core about national security.
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Follow the money: T-Mobile USA is 53% owned by Deutsche Telekom. The German state holds a 28.6% block. Berlin is driving this well coordinated and timed defection from Starlinks regenerative network.
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Europe demands Data Sovereignty. Satellite Connect Europe (SatCo) was built to stop foreign monopolies owning the D2D future.
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They've found the second New Zealander - who left the hantavirus ship in late April.
- In Taiwan, in hospital quarantine from 13 May to 6 June. Testing negative so far. Links below
- In Taiwan, in hospital quarantine from 13 May to 6 June. Testing negative so far. Links below
Taiwan CDC said the person has tested negative so far. They also had antibody testing - which showed no past infection. But repeat PCR testing is needed.
So far, so lucky. But the person arrived in Taiwan on 7 May - didn't notify authorities. Only tracked down on 13 May via NZ
So far, so lucky. But the person arrived in Taiwan on 7 May - didn't notify authorities. Only tracked down on 13 May via NZ
NZ health were advised by international health regs - and notified Taiwan.
Six days of not-quarantine in Taiwan. 12 days before that of travel-not-quarantine
RNZ story rnz.co.nz/news/health/59…
Taiwan story focustaiwan.tw/society/202605…
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
@JSweetLI @CatieZee
Six days of not-quarantine in Taiwan. 12 days before that of travel-not-quarantine
RNZ story rnz.co.nz/news/health/59…
Taiwan story focustaiwan.tw/society/202605…
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ar…
@JSweetLI @CatieZee
To resolve sleep apnea the first factors I would focus on are evening infrared/sunlight, magnesium, thiamine, CoQ10, baking soda, and Buteyko/bag breathing
Thiamine and magnesium work together to support pyruvate dehydrogenase, which funnels pyruvate into the Krebs cycle
This is protective in sleep apnea as brain hypoxia often leads to localized lactic acidosis that can interfere with oxygen delivery and contribute to fatigue
This is protective in sleep apnea as brain hypoxia often leads to localized lactic acidosis that can interfere with oxygen delivery and contribute to fatigue
In this sense magnesium and thiamine are most useful in managing the cognitive impacts of sleep apnea such as brain fog and low energy levels
A lactate meter can be a useful way to test if thiamine is improving PDH function or if another bottleneck is present
A lactate meter can be a useful way to test if thiamine is improving PDH function or if another bottleneck is present
🧵 X ALGO EXPOSED 🧵
Here is the latest breakdown on the newest X Algorithm code released today. It should be no surprise that it still lacks complete transparency, but there is some details that help us better understand what they are doing. Let's now dive into the X matrix!
Here is the latest breakdown on the newest X Algorithm code released today. It should be no surprise that it still lacks complete transparency, but there is some details that help us better understand what they are doing. Let's now dive into the X matrix!
Here is a code that identifies "Banger" posts and then injects them into people's timelines. There are two problems though, it doesn't disclose what is actually considered a "banger" and the other issue is that AI is determining this. Meaning a bot is deciding your relevance.
They're also continuing with the social credit scoring system that measures you on these factors. There is undeniably more factors when taking into account the Twitter legacy code. Block and report scores can still be used as an exploit for hate mobs to target users visibility.
Hey all. We’ve been reading and watching reactions to the anniversary event this week, and they’re fair. Ten years of Overwatch is a huge milestone, and we want this entire year to feel like a celebration of Overwatch. 🧵 1/8
While the current Anniversary event is a one-off, we absolutely want to continue delivering goodness throughout this special year. 2/8
We also agree that rewards broadly can be more than loot boxes, and we will share more details on other anniversary celebration elements when we have updates down the road. 3/8
McFaul: Iran has a good reason to think it did not lose.
Trump team declared Epic Fury over without achieving its major goals: no nuclear deal, no missile limits, no end to terror funding, no regime change. 1/
Trump team declared Epic Fury over without achieving its major goals: no nuclear deal, no missile limits, no end to terror funding, no regime change. 1/
McFaul: If the Americans have already quit, Iran is in a strong negotiating position.
Now the whole discussion is about reopening Hormuz — something that was open before Epic Fury even started. That is perfect for Tehran. 2/
Now the whole discussion is about reopening Hormuz — something that was open before Epic Fury even started. That is perfect for Tehran. 2/
McFaul: Trump never clearly explained why America needed this war.
That makes it almost impossible to explain how he is ending it — especially when none of the goals he used to justify the war are being achieved. 3/
That makes it almost impossible to explain how he is ending it — especially when none of the goals he used to justify the war are being achieved. 3/
Did you know that @skillz bought @beamable tech right after they flagrantly violated @USEEOC with 1) refusal to follow ADA law 2) retaliation 3) wrongful termination 4) SLAPP the victim that got their neck broken because of Ali's "you must feel pain" policy at the company.
At what point will the Sovereign step in and hold @beamable accountable? This should be the @TheJusticeDept but it's too busy scrubbing the #EpsteinFiles and redacting the #AlienFiles. I find the process to be anti-American, discriminatory, and unlawful. All of it.
@Beamable @TheJusticeDept Truthfully though, in order to hold them accountable, the @USEEOC would equally need to go after @WBGames as well because they were equally involved in the damages. My direct manager came from WB Games, and the culture followed with him to discriminate against disabled engineers.
2. Angels: Beings of Light
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
Angels are beautiful winged beings that Allah created from light,
they worship and obey Allah tirelessly, and do His tasks with might.
Angels have no free will; Allah’s Commands they have always obeyed,
yet, Angels have been worshipping Allah, ever since they were made.
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they worship and obey Allah tirelessly, and do His tasks with might.
Angels have no free will; Allah’s Commands they have always obeyed,
yet, Angels have been worshipping Allah, ever since they were made.
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Angels were made before Humans, and worried Man would cause harm,
they still hate evil disbelievers, but love the pious followers of Islam.
There is no such thing as ‘fallen Angels’ as Angels never do any sins,
Angels comfort Muslims, whereas Satan and his crew are Jinns.
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they still hate evil disbelievers, but love the pious followers of Islam.
There is no such thing as ‘fallen Angels’ as Angels never do any sins,
Angels comfort Muslims, whereas Satan and his crew are Jinns.
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REPORT w/EXCLUSIVE INFO: Autistic 13-Year-Old Was Left Begging for Help After Brutal School Attack While Administrators Focused on Getting a Forced Statement Instead of Medical Care 🚨
This will be another exclusive thread.
Please read all parts of the story. This mother and daughter deserves to have their story told. And if you can, please donate to her fundraiser. What happened is brutal. I privately watched the video of the as*ault. We don’t have to live like this. 👇
Northside ISD, San Antonio, Texas - A San Antonio mother says her 13-year-old autistic daughter was brutally beaten by multiple students at Sul Ross Middle School in Northside ISD after months of reported bullying - and according to sources I interviewed, school administrators left the injured girl begging for help while staff focused on obtaining a written statement instead of immediate medical treatment.
I have obtained documents, medical records, emails, photographs, interview transcripts, and screenshots related to the case. After reviewing the material, a disturbing picture emerges of what Maddison McDonald experienced before, during, and after the February 26, 2026 attack.
According to the family, 7th grader Maddison McDonald had repeatedly reported bullying and threats to school staff for months leading up to the assault. I obtained emails showing school staff discussing counseling resources for Maddison weeks before the attack due to emotional distress and bullying concerns. Additional records I reviewed show Maddison had documented autism and ADHD diagnoses - diagnoses the family says the school is now attempting to claim were never provided!
Despite the documented concerns, the family says nothing meaningful was done to stop the escalating harassment.
According to a source I interviewed for over an hour regarding the incident, Maddison had submitted multiple written reports about bullying to administrators during the school year.
The source even alleges one administrator ripped up several of those reports in front of Maddison and accused her of “causing drama.”
Then on February 26, the situation escalated into violence.
This will be another exclusive thread.
Please read all parts of the story. This mother and daughter deserves to have their story told. And if you can, please donate to her fundraiser. What happened is brutal. I privately watched the video of the as*ault. We don’t have to live like this. 👇
Northside ISD, San Antonio, Texas - A San Antonio mother says her 13-year-old autistic daughter was brutally beaten by multiple students at Sul Ross Middle School in Northside ISD after months of reported bullying - and according to sources I interviewed, school administrators left the injured girl begging for help while staff focused on obtaining a written statement instead of immediate medical treatment.
I have obtained documents, medical records, emails, photographs, interview transcripts, and screenshots related to the case. After reviewing the material, a disturbing picture emerges of what Maddison McDonald experienced before, during, and after the February 26, 2026 attack.
According to the family, 7th grader Maddison McDonald had repeatedly reported bullying and threats to school staff for months leading up to the assault. I obtained emails showing school staff discussing counseling resources for Maddison weeks before the attack due to emotional distress and bullying concerns. Additional records I reviewed show Maddison had documented autism and ADHD diagnoses - diagnoses the family says the school is now attempting to claim were never provided!
Despite the documented concerns, the family says nothing meaningful was done to stop the escalating harassment.
According to a source I interviewed for over an hour regarding the incident, Maddison had submitted multiple written reports about bullying to administrators during the school year.
The source even alleges one administrator ripped up several of those reports in front of Maddison and accused her of “causing drama.”
Then on February 26, the situation escalated into violence.
According to the family and Maddison’s handwritten statement completed after the attack, Maddison was walking to class when multiple older students approached her from behind.
The statement says Maddison told them to “leave me alone” and “f*** off” before several students grabbed her, dragged her to the ground by her hair, punched her, kicked her, and broke her glasses during the assault. (I have seen this video footage)
The mother informed me that students had already begun filming before the attack even started.
According to a source, the family was told there were multiple students recording from different angles and that the assault appeared coordinated.
The mother stated that students had “laid in wait” for Maddison and intentionally positioned themselves in order to target her.
I have also obtained photographs that show injuries to Maddison’s scalp near her ear where the family says large chunks of hair were ripped out during the assault.
Additional photographs show Maddison later hospitalized wearing a neck brace while being evaluated for head, neck, and back injuries.
The mother says Maddison suffered severe pain, swelling to her face, trauma to her scalp, and complications connected to a prior traumatic brain injury that already caused migraines and neurological issues.
But what happened afterward inside the school office may be even more disturbing.
The statement says Maddison told them to “leave me alone” and “f*** off” before several students grabbed her, dragged her to the ground by her hair, punched her, kicked her, and broke her glasses during the assault. (I have seen this video footage)
The mother informed me that students had already begun filming before the attack even started.
According to a source, the family was told there were multiple students recording from different angles and that the assault appeared coordinated.
The mother stated that students had “laid in wait” for Maddison and intentionally positioned themselves in order to target her.
I have also obtained photographs that show injuries to Maddison’s scalp near her ear where the family says large chunks of hair were ripped out during the assault.
Additional photographs show Maddison later hospitalized wearing a neck brace while being evaluated for head, neck, and back injuries.
The mother says Maddison suffered severe pain, swelling to her face, trauma to her scalp, and complications connected to a prior traumatic brain injury that already caused migraines and neurological issues.
But what happened afterward inside the school office may be even more disturbing.
According to my source, Maddison - injured, crying, and begging for help - was denied immediate medical attention for over an hour while administrators pressured her to write a statement accepting partial blame for the attack.
The mother stated that Maddison repeatedly begged for her mother, cried that she was in pain, and asked for medical help while sitting in the office.
“She was crying and begging for help,” the mother told me. “She kept saying, ‘Can I just have my mom please? I’m hurting?’”
I have also been informed that one administrator stood over Maddison demanding she rewrite portions of her statement because Maddison had admitted to telling the students to “f*** off” before the assault.
According to an interview with one of my sources, administrators insisted Maddison had “started it” because of those words, despite claims that the students had approached her from behind and attacked her anyway.
School staff initially failed to contact Maddison’s mother after the assault occurred.
The mother says Maddison herself managed to contact her using her damaged cellphone after one of the students allegedly stomped on it during the attack.
Maddison called her mother, crying and saying:
“Mom, they hurt me. They jumped me. Please help me.”
When the mother arrived at the school, staff initially refused to allow her to see her daughter.
The family claims they eventually called EMS themselves after realizing the school had not done so.
According to another source, even EMS personnel allegedly had to tell one administrator to move out of the way while they attempted to evaluate Maddison.
The mother informed me that staff appeared more concerned about obtaining a written statement than addressing her daughter’s injuries.
The family also claims school officials later attempted to minimize the incident publicly.
As you can see in this infuriating statement, Maddison felt pressured into apologizing for being attacked.
The mother stated that Maddison repeatedly begged for her mother, cried that she was in pain, and asked for medical help while sitting in the office.
“She was crying and begging for help,” the mother told me. “She kept saying, ‘Can I just have my mom please? I’m hurting?’”
I have also been informed that one administrator stood over Maddison demanding she rewrite portions of her statement because Maddison had admitted to telling the students to “f*** off” before the assault.
According to an interview with one of my sources, administrators insisted Maddison had “started it” because of those words, despite claims that the students had approached her from behind and attacked her anyway.
School staff initially failed to contact Maddison’s mother after the assault occurred.
The mother says Maddison herself managed to contact her using her damaged cellphone after one of the students allegedly stomped on it during the attack.
Maddison called her mother, crying and saying:
“Mom, they hurt me. They jumped me. Please help me.”
When the mother arrived at the school, staff initially refused to allow her to see her daughter.
The family claims they eventually called EMS themselves after realizing the school had not done so.
According to another source, even EMS personnel allegedly had to tell one administrator to move out of the way while they attempted to evaluate Maddison.
The mother informed me that staff appeared more concerned about obtaining a written statement than addressing her daughter’s injuries.
The family also claims school officials later attempted to minimize the incident publicly.
As you can see in this infuriating statement, Maddison felt pressured into apologizing for being attacked.
